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Many States Have Not Complied With Tehseen Poonawalla Guidelines on Mob Lynching: Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves Tells Supreme Court
Alleging governmental inaction despite the Tehseen Poonawalla ruling, Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves on Friday urged the Supreme Court to direct state governments to upload compliance data, including those pertaining to the appointment of nodal officers, on their official websites. While deferring the hearing on the request, the court observed that the counter-affidavits filed by some of...
Wife Living In Adultery Not Entitled To Maintenance From Husband Under Domestic Violence Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a wife cannot claim maintenance from her husband under section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, when she is in an adulterous relationship with another person. A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar rejected the revision petition filed by the wife seeking to set aside the order of the Sessions court which in turn had set aside the order...
CJI DY Chandrachud Lauds 'Trend' Of More Women Getting Appointed In District Judiciary Across Country
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed happiness at the trend of more women getting appointed in district judiciary across the country.Before starting the court proceedings today, CJI said that he has a happy news to announce. Referring to 75 newly recruited civil judges of Maharashtra, who were present in Court No.1 today, CJI said :"We wish to share a happy news. We have a batch of...
West Bengal Universities' Row | Supreme Court Stays Financial Perks of Interim VCs Appointed By Governor When Matter Was Pending Before SC
The Supreme Court on Friday(October 6) stayed the additional financial emoluments of the interim vice-chancellors appointed to state-run universities by West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose during the pendency of a plea by the state government challenging earlier appointments made by him. Noting the increasing friction between the Mamata Banerjee-led government and Governor Bose over the issue...
Defamation Case Against 'The Wire' : No Dossier Calling University 'Den Of Organised Sex Racket' Received, JNU Tells Supreme Court
In relation to the defamation case filed by Professor Amrita Singh against 'The Wire', the Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) informed the Supreme Court on Friday (October 6) that it has not received any dossier which was allegedly prepared by Professor Singh describing the University as a "den of organised sex racket".Ex-JNU Professor Singh has filed a criminal defamation case over a...
NewsClick Arrests: Delhi High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response On Founder Prabir Purkayastha’s Plea, Says Something Amiss In Remand Order
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Delhi Police on the plea filed by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha challenging his arrest in the UAPA case registered following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela also sought Delhi Police’s response on a similar plea moved by news portal’s Human Resources head Amit...
NewsClick Case : Live Updates From Delhi High Court- Prabir Purkayastha Plea Against Arrest In UAPA Case
NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR Head Move Delhi High Court head Amit Chakravarty have moved the Delhi High Court challenging their arrest in the UAPA case registered against them following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.The High Court agreed to hear the petition today itself after Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned it this morning for...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh On Plea Challenging Chief Ministers Announcing 'Election Freebies'
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 6) issued notice on a writ petition challenging the cash assistance offers announced by the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as 'election freebies'.The bench issued notice to the Union of India, States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the Election Commission of India and posted the matter after four weeks. A bench led by Chief Justice of...
'We Can't Stop Govt From Taking A Decision' : Supreme Court Refuses To Restrain Bihar Govt From Acting On Caste-Survey Data
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the constitutionality of the caste-based survey conducted by the Bihar government till January 2024. Notably, the court refused to pass any order of stay or status quo to restrain the State from acting on the caste survey data."We cannot stop state government or any government from taking a decision," a bench...
Will Constitute 7-Judge Bench Soon To Hear Money Bills Issue, Says CJI DY Chandrachud
Today, the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud orally remarked that he would soon be constituting a seven-judge bench to hear the constitutional issue regarding money bills. The remark was made when Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy, appearing before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra raised the issue and stated–"This is about the money...
Parliamentary Or State Law Wouldn't Apply To Scheduled V Area Only If The Governor Notifies So: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld the power of Municipal Councils to levy terminal tax within the limits of Scheduled Areas, dismissing an appeal brought by a coal mining company challenging the imposition of such taxes in Madhya Pradesh. The Court emphasized that Paragraph 5(1) of the Fifth Schedule grants the Governor the power to direct either that the parliamentary or state laws would...